Leonard Bernstein

Leonard Bernstein

Interment Location Visited  
New York, NY August 31, 2016  

Photographed August 31, 2016.
Photographed August 31, 2016.
Photographed August 31, 2016.

Fast Facts

Born: August 25, 1918 in Lawrence, Massachusetts

Spouse: Felicia Montealegre Bernstein (m. 1951-1978)

Tony Award: Best Musical (1953)

Emmy Awards: Best Musical Contribution for Television (1958, 1959); Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Music for Television (1961); Outstanding Individual Achievements In Entertainment – Actors And Performers (1965); Outstanding Single Program – Variety Or Musical – Classical Music (1972); Outstanding Classical Music Program (1976); Outstanding Individual Achievement – Classical Music-Dance Programming – Performing (1987)

Grammy Awards: Best Recording for Children (1962, 1963, 1964); Best Documentary or Spoken Word Recording (Other Than Comedy) (1962); Album of the Year — Classical (1965, 1978, 1991, 1992, 1993); Best Classical Choral Performance (Other Than Opera) (1968); Best Opera Recording (1974); Best Orchestral Performance (1990, 1991, 1993); Best Contemporary Composition (1991)

Kennedy Center Honors: 3rd Annual (1980)

Died: October 14, 1990 in Manhattan, New York, New York

Cause of Death: Heart Attack

Age: 72

Interment: Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, New York

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